Tire-carrier.



J. A. SCHMITZ.

TIRE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, I916.

1" 3g7 Patented May 1, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. A. SCHMITZ.

HRE CARRIER.

5 APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7. 1916. 1 24,8276 Patented May 1, 191:1.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Schrnit'z.

\TQHN A. SCHMITZ, i315 MESZ'FLRIOGULEI), 2d LEAKGCTA.

TEEJE-GAN (memes Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May Application filed March 7, 1916. Serial 32,534.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOHN A. HYPE? a citizen of the United States, residing at Merricourt, in the county of Dickey and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire- Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tire carriers.-

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a tire carrier for automobiles whereby the tire engaging element can be readily contracted or expanded to either engage or disengage the inner periphery of the tire.

Another object of this invention resides in the combination of certain elements whereby the structure will readily forin lamp and license tags supports without affecting the yieldability of the tire engaging element.

A further object of this invention resides in the combination of certain elements whereby a tire can be either placed on the tire engaging element or removed from the same without the use or tools.

A still further object oi? this invention. resides in the provision. of certain elements whereby the relative positions of the lamp and license tags will remain in a rigid po sition regardless of the manipulation of the tire releasing and engaging means.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure l is a vertical sectional. View of a portion of an automobile with the tire rier supported from the rear springsup port; I

Fig. 2 a rear View of the removed from the automobile;

Fig. a horizontal sl'lctional tire carrier taken on line 3 3 of 1 Fig". 4: is a de'lail perspective forked bracket: and

5S detlil perfu'iectii'e lamp and supporting bracket.

Referring more particularl to th ir embodiment of this invention the le represents an automobile which is in tins 1 stance a conventional illustration of the Ford design.

Secured by the usual rear spring fasten ing elements 5 is a main 1) 'aclret 3 in this instance consisting of an areual 1? apertured as at 8 for co-action with said fastening elements 5 inretaining the ritirc carri gidity of said bracket, but should occasion arise whereby it becomes necessary to secure the tire carrier on anothe art of the auto inobile- .it is to be understood that such changes as come within the scope of this in vention may he resorted to.

Welded .to the arcual p ate its $5 Gill)- 'wardly and upwardly extending rods 8 which bear a parallel relation to one another iltljtlCGllt their inner ends and diverge to certain points on the inner periphery of the,

tire securing band 10 where they are se curely fastened as at 11, thus formin ample supporting elements for said band.

Suitably secured to the aforesaid arcual plate 7 is a supplemental bracket 1:2 which extends outwardly and downwardly to point on the inner periphery of said tire securing hand 10 at which point it is bent as at 13 and continued upwardly and thus forming an arm 1%. This arm 1% is twisted as at 15 so that the fiat side thereof will he at 1 1- 4-} t 13 1;; V a 11 in an es 1O rim or 1e aim i ropel.

Extending from the twisted terminal of the arin'lel are diverging orks 16 are directed toward the diverging and secur I tened thereto as a at the point or t ,he seel the supplement hrachet con 1', a firmly one the loop of s l bracket is suitably secured to said tire band.

ltigidly secured as at 19 to the r' gularly bent portion of the arm 1e: is bracket har'in l of which 7 anon of a i. relathe of the automobile, brace et 1 3i. 1" V .w s: ruled nan plurality UL apertures iior the reception or taste ling elements of the tan:

Extending in opposite directions from aforcsa vol-;e 18 are arms and "A aired tov said tire engaging s or the like 526 Formed on to an of yoke are pe ured ears 2'" for the reception of a 0 which passes through the inner han L lever 29 and thereby forms a ,onnecton between the ears and said cured as at 30 to the opposite side of the lateral split 31 which is formed by cutting the band 10, is a bracket having cars 33 adapted to receive a pintle 34.

Pivb'tally secured to the ears 33 of said bracket 32 is a link 35 which extends toward the yoke 18 and is pivoted as at 36 to the band lever 29.

In order that the hand lever will have the desired leverage to readily expand and con tract the tire band 10, said link 35 is pivotally secured to said hand lever adjacent its pintle 28. Riveted as at 37, to one side of the aforesaid split is a guide arm 38 which is in slidable engagement with a slotted boss 39 secured on the opposite side of the split in the tire engaging band.

This guide arm by being continuously in engagement with the slotted boss, prevents any ti'visting action'between the opposite ends 61" the split the engaging band 10 and further forms a locking element for the reception of a look as indicated at 40.

In the assemblage of the aforesaid expending and contracting means for engaging and disengaging the tire, the positions of the pivotal points between the hand lever and the link are arranged so that after the said hand lever has been ex 33116.86. the tire its outer terminals secured at remote points on the inner periphery of said tire securing band, a supplemental bracket contacting with said tire securing band, a yoke rigidly securing the intermediate portion of said supplemental bracket to said tire securing band. a lamp bracket centrally secured to said sup1f lemenal bracket and terminating in. oppositely disposed lamp engaging inci'nbers, and means rigidly binding the terminals of said supplemental bracket to said main bracket.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in the bresencc oi two Witnesses.

JOHN A. SCHlilllZ. l fitnesses E. G. SWEENEY,

NORTI-IROP. 

